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Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 31, 2022

In battered Ukrainian city, the latest battle is against winter

On the heels of Russian occupation in the spring and summer and Ukrainian liberation in the fall, emergency crews in Lyman are slowly getting reacquainted with a radically different city.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 31, 2022

Japan boosting use of digital tools for natural disasters

With damage caused by rains and typhoons becoming more severe, cities are refocusing their efforts to ensure the safety of residents by obtaining and conveying information promptly.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 31, 2022

North Korea launches three ballistic missiles on final day of year

The nuclear-armed North has launched nearly 70 missiles this year, shattering its previous record in its quest to bolster its arsenal.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 31, 2022

Pioneering U.S. television journalist Barbara Walters dies at 93

In a broadcast career spanning five decades, Walters interviewed an array of world leaders, including Cuba's Fidel Castro and Britain's Margaret Thatcher.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Dec 31, 2022

With borders reopened, Tokyo dining closed 2022 on a welcome high

For all the ups and downs of 2022, Tokyo's culinary scene seems poised for a big year in 2023.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Dec 31, 2022

Cristiano Ronaldo joins Saudi Arabian club Al Nassr until 2025

Ronaldo departed Old Trafford last month following an explosive television interview in which the 37-year-old forward said he felt betrayed by the club.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 31, 2022

What you’ll find inside Nintendo’s new California theme park

Starting next year, Nintendo fans can step through a life-sizeu00a0warp pipe and enter the Mushroom Kingdom for the first time on American soil.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 31, 2022

Shielded by Russia and China, Myanmar junta turn more brutal

The two countries have become significantly important to the junta as Western sanctions hurt the country's finances.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 31, 2022

Bank of Japan considers raising inflation forecasts closer to 2% target: report

The proposed changes would show the core consumer price index rising around 3% in fiscal 2022, between 1.6% and 2% in fiscal 2023, and nearly 2% in fiscal 2024.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 31, 2022

Two missing after landslide in northeastern Japan

Police requested that the Self-Defense Forces conduct search and rescue operations for the missing people who, according to some accounts, are in their 70s to 80s.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 31, 2022

Japan ranks 41st in attracting talent in 2022 according to Swiss survey

In a breakdown, Japan ranked last for the international experience of senior managers and 62nd for language skills.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 31, 2022

COVID mutation risk drives rush to test travelers from China

The scenario echoes the pandemic's early days, when China was criticized for not releasing key genetic data on the virus until weeks after news of the new illness became public.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 31, 2022

Apple CEO Tim Cook conveyed concern over App Store curbs in meet with Kishida

Apple has faced heightened scrutiny over its App Store practices that charge a 30% fee on payments and subscriptions and does not allow iPhones to use apps from third party app stores.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 31, 2022

A town-by-town battle to sell Americans on renewable energy

In the fight against global warming, the U.S. is pumping a record $370 billion into clean energy, but the future of the American power grid is being determined by rural communities.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 31, 2022

Three years in, COVID's true death toll still elusive

The difference between the official and real figures could diverge even further next year, with modeling predicting more than a million deaths in China.
Japan and Tunisia will meet for the sixth time at Noevir Stadium in Kobe.
SOCCER
Aug 8, 2023

Samurai Blue to face Tunisia in October friendly in Kobe

Japan, 20th in the FIFA rankings, will take on the 31st-ranked Tunisia at Noevir Stadium.
Sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya defected to Poland during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics after refusing to board a return flight to Belarus on Aug. 1, 2021.
MORE SPORTS / Athletics
Aug 8, 2023

Belarusian sprinter who defected at Olympics to race for Poland

Krystsina Tsimanouskaya refused to board a flight back home from Tokyo in August 2021 when she was removed from the Games against her will.
Members of a military council that staged a coup attend a rally at a stadium in Niamey, Niger, on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 8, 2023

West African leaders to meet on Niger after junta defies deadline

The European Union and United States have welcomed the move, saying it allows more time for mediation.
A busy 2024 schedule will see the PGA Tour expand to 36 events for the first time since 2012.
MORE SPORTS
Aug 8, 2023

Pebble Beach joins signature stops as PGA unveils 2024 schedule

The PGA Tour unveiled a lineup of 36 tournaments in a calendar-year schedule for the first time since 2012.
Naomi Koshi, CEO of OnBoard K.K., says pressure from foreign investors is pushing Japanese companies to seek out more female board members.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 8, 2023

Foreign investor pressure spurs Japanese boards to appoint women

The scramble came after institutional investors set rules to vote against firms with few or no female board members.
Members and supporters of the San Francisco Taxi Workers Alliance attend a rally outside the California Public Utilities Commission headquarters in San Francisco on Monday.
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 8, 2023

Will AI be an economic blessing or curse? History offers clues

History shows the economic impact of technological advances is generally uncertain, unequal and sometimes outright malign.
Spain's Ricardo Ten Argiles takes part in the men's C1 individual pursuit final during the UCI Cycling World Championships at Sir Chris Hoy Velodrome in Glasgow, Scotland, on Thursday.
MORE SPORTS / Cycling
Aug 8, 2023

Indomitable one-limbed Spaniard wins third track title, targets Paris

Ricardo Ten Argiles, who hails from Valencia, is writing a second chapter to a remarkable tale of sporting endeavor in the face of adversity.
Hiroyuki Nagai, president and chief executive officer of Rakuten Bank (left), attends the company's listing ceremony at the Tokyo Stock Exchange on April 21.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 8, 2023

Rakuten Bank sees edge over rivals once BOJ ends negative rates

Uncertainty remains over when the Bank of Japan will scrap the policy, which has squeezed banks’ lending margins since its introduction seven years ago.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russia's Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu visit an exhibition of military equipment on July 27.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 8, 2023

North Korean hackers breached top Russian missile-maker

Experts say the incident shows how the isolated country will even target its allies in a bid to acquire critical technologies.
Nominal cash earnings for workers in June rose 2.3% from the previous year, decelerating from a revised 2.9% clip in the previous month.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 8, 2023

Wage growth slowed in June, boosting case for BOJ to hold firm

The unexpected slowdown suggests the labor market may be losing some steam, and clouds prospects for the Bank of Japan’s sustainable inflation goal.
Residents stand in the corridors outside their homes at the Worli dairy quarters building in Mumbai. This crumbling structure houses more than 600 people.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 8, 2023

In Mumbai, civil servants risk safety for affordable housing

Some 600 people live in one government-owned, dilapidated block, in the same neighborhood that's home to the daughter of India's richest man.
A market in Kolkata, India. Developing nations are demanding control of their resources, in part by insisting on factories in their own countries.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 8, 2023

The Global South breaks away from the U.S.-led world order

Developing nations are demanding control over their resources and reordering relationship that date back to colonial times.
Nao Hibino celebrates with the trophy after winning the women's singles final of the Prague Open against Linda Noskova in Prague on Monday.
TENNIS
Aug 8, 2023

Nao Hibino wins singles and doubles titles at Prague Open

The 28-year-old rose from 136th to 84th in the world rankings following the tournament.
Taiwanese singer Chang Hui-mei — also known as "A-Mei" — poses with her mother (second from left) on the red carpet in Taipei in 2016.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Aug 8, 2023

Chinese fans barred from wearing rainbows at gay-friendly show

Being gay, bisexual or transgender is increasingly seen by some in China as a concept imported from the West.
Riders dressed as samurai participate in an annual Soma Nomaoi festival in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, on July 30. Two horses died from heatstroke in the event.
JAPAN
Aug 8, 2023

Scores of horses suffer sunstroke at samurai festival

Organizers may move the annual event — featuring over 400 participants dressed as samurai on horseback — to a cooler time of year.
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Harry Kewell fired by Yokohama F. Marinos
Yokohama F. Marinos coach Harry Kewell before an Asian Champions League match against Ulsan Hyundai, in Ulsan, South Korea, on April 17
Statue of A-bombed Japanese girl in Seattle stolen
The Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes statue in Seattle's Peace Park. The statue was reported missing on Friday by the city government of Seattle.
'Super spicy' potato chips land Japan students in hospital
High school students were taken to hospital in Tokyo on Tuesday after eating "super spicy" potato chips.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.

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Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
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